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• Posters of the exhibition “Cry of Freedom” by artist Ali Zülfikar vandalized 

  The posters by artist Ali Zülfikar featuring Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan were found torn and damaged.
• ‘Cry for Freedom’ to be exhibited in Berlin 

  Painter Ali Zülfikar's large portrait of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, which he named ‘Cry for Freedom’, will take part in the exhibition ‘Reflexion’ (Reflections) to be opened in Berlin on 10 October.
• Amed Surfest Festival continues with workshop for children 

  The second day of the Amed Surfest Festival, continued with a Kurdish story workshop for children.
• Koma Hevra musicians released 

  Koma Hevra members have been released. They were taken into custody because of the songs they performed at a concert.
• Thousands attend concert organized by Amed Metropolitan Municipality  

  Thousands of people attended the Hevra and Kardeş Türküler concert organized by the Amed Metropolitan Municipality. Co-mayor Doğan Hatun said: “We will protect our land, language and culture for our freedom.”
• Preparations for the third theatre festival in Kobanê underway 

  Preparations are underway for the 3rd Peace Knitting Arîn Theater Festival to be held in Kobanê at the beginning of October.
• The “Women’s Surfest Festival” organized by KASED kicks off today 

  The “Women’s Surfest Festival” organized by KASED kicks off this evening in the borough of Sur, in Amed.
• PEN Norway denounces attacks on Kurdish bookshops and cultural institutions in Turkey 

  PEN Norway denounces attacks on Kurdish bookshops and cultural institutions in Turkey
• Bar Associations: The use of the Kurdish language is prevented through illegalities and obstructions 

  Seven bar associations stated that the detention of Kurdish language teachers was unlawful and demanded the release of the detainees.
• Amûdê Culture and Art Center gives theater education to children 

  Amûdê Culture and Art Center has started to provide theater education for children.
• Guerrilla band Awazê Çiya releases new clip ‘YJA Star’ 

  The new clip ‘YJA Star’ by the guerrilla band Awazê Çiya is dedicated to female guerrillas and begins with the words ‘We are the women of the mountains from the land of the sun’.
• Wave of repression against Kurdish language associations continues 

  Two more people were taken into custody as part of the wave of repression against Kurdish language institutions. This brings the total number of people in custody from Kurdish cultural and language organizations to 31.
• Mehmet Asena: We will protect our language 

  MED-DER worker Mehmet Asena said that the raids on MED-DER and Payîz Pirtûk were part of a systematic and special war policy, and added that they will defend the Kurdish language despite the arrests and repression.
• Dengbej Ramazan publishes new work  

  Seyme Music and KOM Music have released dengbej Ramazan's new work.
• Artists Şehrîbana Kurdî and Farzadê Muradî: Festivals are a bridge between Kurdish cultures 

  Kurdish artist Şehrîbana Kurdî and Rastak group member Farzadê Muradî, who took the stage at the 32nd International Kurdish Culture Festival, said that such festivals are a bridge between different Kurdish cultures.
• Diljen Roni releases new song  

  Kurdish artist Diljen Roni’s new song Kejê has been released on all digital platforms by the KOM Music label.
• Zenûbiya Women's Community performs theater play on Imrali isolation 

  The members of the Zenûbiya Women's Community performed a theater play, coordinated by the Culture and Arts Committee, about the International Conspiracy against Leader Abdullah Öcalan and the torture and genocide system in Imrali.
• Kurdish Culture Festival: We will make this struggle successful 

  Speaking at the Kurdish Culture Festival in Frankfurt, DBP Co-Chair and DEM Party MP Keskin Bayındır said, “We are ready, we will make this struggle successful under the leadership of our youth and women.”
• International Kurdish Culture Festival starts in Frankfurt 

  The 32nd International Kurdish Culture Festival, the biggest cultural event of Kurds in Europe, started in Frankfurt Rebstock Park with the slogan ‘Let's break the isolation and occupation, let's liberate Leader Apo’.
• 32nd International Kurdish Cultural Festival to take place today in Frankfurt 

  Today in Frankfurt Kurds celebrate their culture.
• 44 people complete their Kurdish course at the Ayşe Şan Language and Culture Centre in Silopi 

  44 people have successfully completed their Kurdish course at the Ayşe Şan Language and Culture Center in Silopi. This is not a given, as education in the mother tongue is repeatedly targeted by state repression.
• Art exhibition opens in Hesekê 

  The Kobanê Culture and Art Movement opened an exhibition titled 'Colorful Storms' at the Xabûr Culture and Art Center in Hesekê.
• "The Kurdish people should not remain silent against Turkish attacks" 

  Artist Xelil Xemgin made a statement on behalf of the Kurdish Artists Initiative, and said that a treacherous front was put into action by the KDP to destroy the Kurdish people.
• Exhibition by artist Ali Zülfikar to open in Berlin on 10 October 

  An exhibition by artist Ali Zülfikar focusing on the social and ecological effects of war will open in Berlin from 10 October to 14 November.
• A video in memory of Jina Amini  

  Jina Amini has become a symbol of the resistance of Kurdish women. A music clip by Beser Şahin and Memo Gül released on the second anniversary of her death pays tribute to this struggle.